Sled-runner.



N0.- 694,753. Patented mar 4, I902.

a. JOHNSON. SL'ED RUNNER.

(Appfication fllgd Nov. 20, 1 901.)

(No Modal.)

Swuewtoz w 0 M w Witnesses we NORRIS FUERSCOJWOTO-LI'YNO, WASHINGTON, a. c.

UNITE [STATES Prion.

* ATENT SLED=RUNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,753, dated March 4, 1902. Application filed November 2i), 1901. Serial Na 82,965. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, GUSTAF J onnson, of Marquette, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sled-Runners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved sled-runner capable of ad justment for use on vehicles of different sizes. It is primarily designed for attachment to go-carts for children.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a runner constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of two runners.

Referring to the drawings, 1 l designate sled-runners suitably shaped to insure resiliency, their forwardv upwardly-curved ends terminating in depending vertical arms 2.

3 designates a right-angular or L-shaped bar, the upright arm 4 of which is held in engagement with the vertical arm 2 of one of the runners by a clip 5 and bolt 6. On the other or horizontal arm is a hub or bindingsleeve 7, heldby a bolt 8 and having a clamp 9, designed to receive and be clamped on the front axle of the vehicle.

10 designates the hubs or binding-sleeves by which the rear ends of the runners are socured to the rear axle.

In practice the runners are preferably p0 sitioned at the outer ends of the front hubs or sleeves 7 and at the inner ends of the rear hubs or sleeves 10. By this means the run{ ners may be readily attached to any vehicle whose rear axle is of greater length thanthe front one, yet be maintained truly parallel.

When itis desired to adjust the runners to vehicles of difierent heights, the clips 5 are loosened 3 and bars moved up or down with relation to the arms 2 ofthe runners. To

shorten the runners-that is, to bring the holding-points closer together to conform to go-carts whoseaxles are not far apart-the bolts 8 are loosened and the hubs 7 moved toward the rear ends of the horizontal arms of bars 3, and to increase the distance between the holding points the sleeves are moved in the opposite'direction. When this latter adjustment is insufficient, clips 5 may be loosened and bars 3 reversed, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, thereby allowing the hubs 7 to be moved a greater distance from the hubs 10.

The advantages .of my invent-ion are apparent. It will be seen that I have provided simple and eficient means by which sledrunners may be readily adjusted both longi tudinally and Vertically and that this ad justment is simple and easily efiected. It will also be noted that I dispense with the use of braces between the runners, as the binding-sleeveshold them securely without additional means.

Although the invention is primarily designed for go-carts, it is obvious that it is not restricted to such use.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination witha pair of sletLrunners, and means for securing the front and rear ends of the runners, of an independent member intermediate each runner and one of its securing means having a horizontal portion upon which such securing means are adj ustably mounted to regulate the distance between itself and the other securing means, and means whereby such horizontal portion may be axially turned to project forward or rearward of its axis to increase the extent of adjustment of the securing means toward or away from each other, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The oombinationwith a pair of sled-runners and meansforsecuring the front and rear ends of the runners, of right-angular bars intermediate each runner and one of its securing means, having each one arm adjustably held to such securing means, substan-- tially as set forth.

3. The combination with a runner secured at one end and having a Vertical portion at or near its other end, of an angular bar having one arm adj ustably secured to said vertical portion, andholding means adjustable on the other arm of such bar by which the runner isv held, substantially asset forth.

4. The combination with a runner held at on the front and rear axles of a vehicle, said runners being secured at their rear ends to the inner ends of the rear clamps, angular bars having vertical and horizontal arms, means adj ustably securing such yert'ical arms to the forward ends of the runners, and

means adjustable on the horizontal arms of 15 such bars for locking the same to the outer ends of the front clamps, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two snbscrib- 2o ing witnesses.

GU$TAF JOHNSON.

\Vitnesses:

OLAF P. FLODIN, FRED JOHNSON. 

